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School Board to Vote on Dozens of Teacher Transfers, Vendor Contract Renewals

At its May meeting Thursday night, the Jersey City Board of Education will vote on whether to approve 55 transfers of Jersey City Public Schools teachers, many from non-classroom t...

School Board OKs Teacher Transfers, Parents Bemoan Student Screen Time, Special Ed Issues

At its May meeting Thursday night, the Jersey City Board of Education voted to approve 55 transfers of Jersey City Public Schools teachers, many from non-classroom to classroom rol...

School Board to Vote on Final Budget, Hear Update on Special Education Audit

Jersey City BOE narrowly approves $1.1B budget; officials mostly mum on tax hike %

The Jersey City Board of Education (BOE) approved their $1,096,541,152 budget for the 2026-2027 scholastic year at last night’s meeting, with school officials mostly mum on the tax...

School Board Announces Special Ed Town Hall After Tempers Flare at Special Meeting

After a nearly two-hour closed session Thursday night, the Jersey City Board of Education announced that it would host a town hall meeting dedicated to special education concerns n...

Jersey City BOE pres. responds angrily to councilwoman’s requests after parent arrest

Jersey City Board of Education President Noemi Velazquez responded angrily to two requests from Ward E Councilwoman Eleana Little that she made in response to the arrest of special...

Jersey City supt. reacts to parent arrest: BOE meetings must remain a safe space

Jersey City Superintendent of Schools Dr. Norma Fernandez reacted to the arrest of a parent at last week’s board of education meeting, writing in a letter to public schools parents...

School Board to Hold Special Meeting, Council Members Condemn Parent Arrest

The Jersey City Board of Education will convene for a special meeting Thursday, one week after a parent was arrested at the board’s regular May meeting. Ahead of the special meetin...

School Board President Calls City Council Member ‘Clueless’ in Testy Email Exchange

On Tuesday, Ward E City Councilwoman Eleana Little published a terse email she received from the Jersey City Board of Education’s president after Little expressed her disapproval o...

School Board Approves $1.1B Budget, Building Upgrades to Yield $4M in Yearly Energy Savings

Jersey City Councilmen Brooks & Ephros denounce ‘chaos surrounding the BOE’

Jersey City Councilmen Joel Brooks and Jake Ephros are denouncing “the chaos surrounding the board of education” in light of special needs parent Emily Pecot being arrested for def...

Auditor Says Conclusion of Public Schools’ Special Education Audit to be Presented in June 

Jersey City launches JC Next, which will offer 700 paid summer jobs to youth

Jersey City has launched the JC Next program, which will off 700 paid summer jobs to the city’s youth across the municipal government and local businesses. By John Heinis/Hudson Co...

State Senator Sends Letter to School Board, District Backing Special Ed Parents’ Demands

Last week, State Sen. Raj Mukherji sent a letter to the Jersey City Board of Education and Jersey City Public Schools Superintendent Norma Fernandez urging greater transparency and...

Hudson County Community College President to Depart in June

1 week after Jersey City parent arrest, tensions on display at special BOE meeting

One week after a parent was arrested at a Jersey City Board of Education meeting, tensions remained on full display at a special board meeting last night. By John Heinis and Dan Is...

Congressional Candidate Sues School Board Over Public Schools Campus Ban

On Wednesday morning, an attorney representing Democratic congressional candidate and former Jersey City Board of Education president Mussab Ali filed a federal civil rights lawsui...

With Meeting Looming, Officials Blast Jersey City School Board For Mother's Arrest

Jersey City's school board president responded to a critic by claiming she had "avanger syndrome." A rally was held.

Public Schools Settle Retaliation Suit For $475,000, Avoiding Lengthy Trial

Op-Ed: Jersey City’s school budget crisis is about more than money

In an editorial, former Jersey City Board of Education Trustee Alexander Hamilton gives his take on why the local school budget crisis is about more than money. Jersey City is one...

Jersey City Council approves measure to increase salary ranges of 21 employees

The Jersey City Council approved an ordinance up for second and final reading to increase the salary ranges of 21 municipal employees, mostly directors, at last night’s meeting. By...

Jersey City BOE VP Morris defends Ali ban from school property in face of lawsuit

Jersey City Board of Education (BOE) Vice President Dejon Morris defended the board’s decision to ban 8th District congressional candidate Mussab Ali from school property in the fa...

Jersey City parent arrested for defiant trespass for allegedly disrupting BOE meeting

A Jersey City parent was arrested for defiant trespass during last night’s board of education meeting for allegedly disrupting the meeting by yelling out (watch video here). By Joh...

Two School Board Trustees Release Statement on Parent Arrest

In a rare occurrence, two Jersey City Board of Education trustees on Monday released a joint statement expressing disagreement with recent board actions. Trustees Tia Rezabala and...